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William Llewellyn encourages Theodore Roosevelt to hunt for jaguars in Chihuahua. Llewellyn includes an itinerary that would allow this venture to happen in complete privacy from the public.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-03
Llewellyn, William H. H. (William Henry Harrison), 1851-1927
Theodore Roosevelt thanks John M. Phillips for the photographs and letter. He is intrigued that jaguars will attack humans, unlike the mountain lion.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-13
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Reverend William Way that there are no tigers in any part of Africa, but the leopard is sometimes called the “tiger,” similar to how the jaguar in South America is sometimes called a “tiger.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1914-12-17
President Roosevelt thanks Ellen Velvin for the information on Pumas, and reflects that there is quite a difference in the ways that the different species of big cats act.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-08-01
President Roosevelt thanks W. E. Dodge for sending him a beautiful jaguar skin.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-01-03
Sherrard Billings thanks Theodore Roosevelt for the jaguar skins that Roosevelt gave him and his wife as a wedding gift. Billings also rejoices in having a wife.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-18
Reverend Nevin thanks President Roosevelt for the photograph, which resembles his pose in a recent cartoon of Roosevelt. Nevin is on his way to the state of Guerrero in Mexico. Nevin discusses big game hunting, including that of leopards and jaguars. He congratulates Roosevelt on his recent work accomplished. In the post script, Nevin writes that the photograph and letter Roosevelt recently sent disappeared from Nevin’s writing table at the Century Club, likely stolen by an autograph hound.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-07-14